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The Persian Cultural Center of San Diego is happy to announce that the petition campaign it initiated to include Norouz/Norooz/Nowruz on the United Nations' official calendar has succeeded. Over 300,000 signatures were collected in support of the request to His Excellency Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, and as a result, with participation of seven nations, Norouz/Norooz/Nowruz will be officially recognized. Nearly 300 million people around the world celebrate the first day of spring, Norouz/Norooz/Nowruz (New Day) as their new year, and nearly all of these celebrants live in UN member nations. PARSA CF congratulates Mrs. Shahri Estakhry, co-founder of the Persian Cultural Center, for spearheading this petition and to those who signed on to the request; proving that ordinary people, working together, can make a difference! For more information, please visit www.pccsd.org.